Rose Manor

The ride back was quiet. Shen Jianian took off his shoes and curled up in the large seat.

There was a dull pain in the ankle, and the body and heart were exhausted. Those scattered emotions also receded like the tide. The whole person felt drowsy, and his head dozed off bit by bit.

The drive was not long, and when they arrived at Rose Manor, Shen Jia Nian put on his slippers and got out of the car without letting Fu Jichen hug him.

The hospital prescribed a bottle of iodophor and asked her to apply it two or three times a day before the wound healed. She carried the small bag upstairs to her room and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

"Jianian, I'm coming in."

There was Zhou Rongzhen's voice outside the door.

Shen Jia Nian had just finished taking a shower and drying his hair when he heard the words and responded.

The door was pushed open, and Zhou Rongzhen came in with food.A bowl of steaming duck soup, a portion of pan-fried fish, sprinkled with green onion and white sesame seeds, and a small plate next to it filled with dipping sauce. The vinegar smell was fragrant and strong.

"Sir, you asked me to bring you a midnight snack." Zhou Rongzhen found a place to put down the tray in her hand and stayed there for the time being.

Shen Jia Nian ate something at the dinner in the evening and was not hungry, but she didn't want to waste Aunt Zhen's efforts, so she nodded and said, "I'll eat it later."

She unscrewed the cap of iodine, dipped it in with a cotton swab, and applied it to the wound. The unabsorbed dark brown liquid dripped down, and the sofa under her feet was about to suffer.

Shen Jianian was in a hurry, but fortunately Zhou Rongzhen handed over a tissue in time. She wiped the liquid that was about to drip down to the soles of her feet, and the expensive sofa was spared.

Zhou Rongzhen brought a trash can so that she could throw things away, and said abruptly: "Sir, I still care about you."

Shen Jianian raised a pair of clean eyes and looked at her without saying anything.

Zhou Rongzhen said: "When you turned around to leave, your husband was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and smoking several cigarettes. He was in a very bad mood."

Shen Jianian was not afraid of her jokes and laughed at himself: "Maybe to him, I am more like his personal belongings. He just doesn't like people thinking about his things."

"Jianian, why do you think so?" Zhou Rongzhen said in disbelief.

Shen Jianian shook his head and didn't explain that much.

There are some things that Aunt Zhen doesn't know, and her own mind is like a mirror.

Zhou Rongzhen knew that saying those two sentences was against the rules. The first rule of being a servant is to talk less and do more. She smiled and changed the subject: "You can leave it alone after eating. I will come and clean up tomorrow morning. Go to bed early." "

"Yes." Shen Jia Nian understood Aunt Zhen's intention. She was not only concerned about her, but also doing her best for Fu Jichen, "Thank you Aunt Zhen, please go to bed early."

She was the only one left in the room. She tied up her hair and sat at the table to eat midnight snack.

Shen Jia Nian ate three pieces of a plate of fried food and drank less than half of a bowl of soup. She couldn't eat any more. Shen Jia Nian cupped her chin and stared blankly.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, "dong dong" twice.

Shen Jianian put down his chopsticks and went to open the door, already guessing who the person was.

Fu Jichen had taken a shower and changed into light gray soft home clothes and stood outside. His hair was slightly damp and his eyes were deep, reminiscent of a primitive rainforest that never saw the sun.

The two of them had not spoken since they came out of the hospital. There was no reconciliation, and there seemed to be no serious conflicts.

Shen Jianian held the doorknob with one hand and turned aside to let him in.

Fu Jichen's nose twitched slightly as he smelled the food: "What did you eat?"

"Didn't you ask Aunt Zhen to bring you the midnight snack?" Shen Jianian closed the door and followed him, "Did Aunt Zhen lie to me?"

Fu Jichen: "I asked her to give it to me."

"Oh." Shen Jianian nodded, pointed to the half of the midnight snack left on the table, and asked him casually, "Are you eating? I can't eat any more."

Fu Jichen stopped and looked back, looking at her with an expression that said, "Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"Shen Jianian realized what she had said in his meaningful eyes. She was so bold that she actually asked Fu Da to eat her leftovers.

"I'm just kidding." Shen Jia Nian sneered.

Fu Jichen lowered his gaze and glanced at her skinny ankle: "Does the wound still hurt?"

"I've applied medicine and it's much better."

Shen Jia Nian took off the hair tie, and her black hair was loose and draped in front of and behind her body.Because it was tied up just after blow-drying, the hair had traces of being tied with a hair tie, and it was slightly curled, a bit like it had been permed into big waves or seaweed.

Fu Jichen sat on the chair she had just sat on. He picked up his chopsticks and knocked them on the tray. He lined up the two chopsticks and picked up a piece of fried food and took a bite.

Shen Jianian was stunned for several seconds. He had mysophobia, so why did he still eat the leftovers from her?

Fu Jichen finished some fried dishes on the plate but left the soup in the bowl untouched.Shen Jia Nian suddenly realized that she knew that this person's mysophobia could not disappear out of thin air. She had drank the soup and the fried food didn't matter because she had not touched the remaining ones.

"I'll have people deal with all the stray cats and dogs in the garden later." Fu Jichen put down his chopsticks and took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, "Watch more when you walk in the future."

"No!" Shen Jianian firmly disagreed.

Fu Jichen couldn't help but frown: "You haven't developed a memory yet?"

"That puppy didn't bite me on purpose." Shen Jianian said, "I accidentally kicked it first. The rabbit was angry and bit me. Besides, I haven't seen that puppy before, so it's probably a new arrival. Yes, they don’t recognize me. The other puppies in the manor are still very obedient and don’t bite.”

There are currently two dogs in the manor, a black and white one named Miaomiao, and a yellow one named Benben.The black dog I met today was probably a stray nearby, sneaking in to look for food when no one was paying attention.

Fu Jichen was too lazy to argue with her about such a trivial matter: "It's up to you."

He got up and walked towards the bathroom in her room, saying by the way: "Go to my room and get a clean set of pajamas. Just leave them at the door."

Shen Jia Nian was puzzled: "Have you already taken a shower?"

"I ate something and it smelled like something on my body."

After saying that, he entered the bathroom and the glass door slammed shut.

Shen Jianian tugged on his collar and lowered his head to smell it. It didn't smell that big.

She soon felt relieved. She couldn't compete with a mysophobic person who loves cleanliness more.

She ate something and rinsed her mouth before going to bed, unlike him who had just finished taking a shower and took a shower again.

Shen Jia Nian thought about some useless things, then went to Fu Jichen's room to get him some clothes. He found a set of pajamas from the cloakroom and held them in his arms. He happened to hear the cell phone ringing on the table.

Fu Jichen's mobile phone is charging.

Shen Jianian unplugged the charging cable, took the phone back to his room, put his pajamas on the low stool by the bathroom door, knocked on the door and said, "Someone is calling you."

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and Fu Jichen's voice came clearly: "Who is it?"

Shen Jianian looked at the caller ID. It seemed to be a lady. There was no last name, only a two-letter first name. It was very intimate.

"Yu Ling."

Fu Jichen wrapped a bath towel and opened the door a crack. His fair and strong waist was looming in the crack of the door, and then an arm stuck out.Shen Jianian was about to give him the phone, but he just picked up the pajamas on the low stool and said, "Pick it up for me."

Shen Jianian: "Are you sure?"

She had no idea who this person was and what he wanted to say?
While she was struggling, the ringing ended, and Shen Jia Nian was inexplicably relieved. She didn't need to answer it now.

Unexpectedly, less than three seconds later, the other party called again.

Shen Jia Nian frowned slightly: "What should I tell her?"

The sound of water sounded again in the bathroom, and Fu Jichen's voice came out through a layer of water mist, somewhat distorted: "Say what you need to say."

Shen Jia Nian was helpless and answered the call: "Hello, hello."

The person on the other side of the phone was stunned.

"Who are you? Why is Fu Jichen's cell phone here with you?"

"Oh, I know, he was at the dinner party, and you deliberately answered his phone call to make me misunderstand. Let me tell you, I have seen many scheming women like you."

"Do you think I will swallow my anger and cry alone? Stop dreaming. I will tell Fu Jichen later that you not only touched his personal belongings but also answered his personal phone calls. You are dead!"

Shen Jia Nian was labeled as "scheming" by Miss Yu Ling without saying a word. She was speechless.

Seeing that she was silent, the other party became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke.

"Are you scared? I advise you to give your phone to Fu Jichen now, otherwise you will have something to look at, hum!"

The woman's arrogant and domineering aura could be felt through the screen. Shen Jia Nian did not know the identity of the other party and did not dare to offend her easily. She followed Fu Jichen's request and said what she should say.

"Fu Jichen is taking a bath, you can give him a spanking later."

Before Shen Jianian pressed the hang-up button, she heard Miss Yu Ling's unfinished accusation: "I am his fiancée, how dare you do this to me..."